Mattoni facts for kids
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Industry | Water |
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Founded | 1873 |
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Karlovy Vary
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Czech Republic
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Mattoni is a popular brand of mineral water. It is owned by a company called Mattoni 1873, which is based in Karlovy Vary, a city in the Czech Republic. This company is actually the biggest producer of mineral water in Central Europe!
The Story of Mattoni Water
The story of Mattoni began a long time ago, in 1873. A man named Heinrich Mattoni (1830-1910) took over a small mineral water business. This was in a spa town called Kyselka, close to Karlovy Vary in the western part of the Czech Republic.
Heinrich Mattoni worked hard to make the business bigger. He built a modern factory to bottle the water. He also created a way to deliver the water to people visiting the spa. Soon, Mattoni water became very well-known across Europe. By 1910, they were sending 10 million bottles to other countries!
Mattoni Today
Today, the Mattoni brand is still owned by the Mattoni 1873 company. It is the largest producer of mineral and spring water in the Czech Republic. Since 1994, an Italian family called Pasquale has owned the company. It is still based in Karlovy Vary.
Mattoni water comes in different types. You can find it as natural water that is sparkling, not sparkling, or gently sparkling. They also make flavored waters!
Other Drinks from Mattoni 1873
Besides Mattoni, the company also owns many other water brands. These include Aquila, Magnesia, and Poděbradka. They also own water brands from other countries, like Szentkirályi Ásványvíz from Hungary.
The Mattoni 1873 company also has special agreements to make other popular drinks. They produce fruit drinks like Granini and Yo syrups. They also make well-known sodas such as Schweppes and Dr Pepper.
Since 2018, Mattoni 1873 has also been making and selling drinks like Pepsi, Mirinda, 7Up, and Gatorade in countries like the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, and Bulgaria. In 2019, they also bought a mineral water company in Serbia called Knjaz Miloš.
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See also
In Spanish: Mattoni para niños